Hello Families,
New week and new and last grading period for the regular school year! Can you believe this year is almost gone! The next two weeks will be working on the new benchmarks for the kiddos IEP goals.
Our minimum day falls on Friday 3-30 as it is the last day before Spring Break. The break is only one week from 3-31 thru 4-8, school resumes on Monday 4-9.
Please send in any odd materials you can for the student art pieces, see last blog post for details.
This week's menu is cycle 5, see the school menus cycle label for details.
Please remember to adhere to school policy with regard to attendance and illness and communicate with the school office as well as myself that your child will be missing school and the reason for the absence.
I am asking for any donations no matter how small, for the usual items of facial tissues, baby wipes, bleach wipes for the whole classroom to use, not just for your child. This year the yucky germs have really taken a toll on our peeps big and little, we are doing our best to keep things in the room clean and sanitized.
Last reminder, please do not send your child to school with anything that is too precious and don't want damaged or lost. Firstly I do not have storage space to keep the items/toys stowed away and I have had students in the classroom who do not understand why some toys are not being shared, and it has created a major distraction and loss of instructional time as well as problems with student behavior. I as well as my staff cannot be responsible for your child's extraneous personal items.
As always, thank you to you all for your support!
It is my privilege to be your child's teacher, many blessings to you all.
Friday 3-16, we made green pancakes!
I have found a bin of pinto beans to not only be entertaining by very calming for many of the students!
Have a fun and a blessed week!
Donna
Hello Families,
Thursday 3-1, our kiddos and staff had a bopping hopping time at Jumping Jacks in Rancho Cucamonga...
Read Across America Day, Friday 3-2, was super fun, we had many of Dr. Seuss's books available to read and listen to on CD as well as Horton Hears a Who on DVD...a couple of students and staff got into it and even dressed up, (not required)! We did counting math and color identification activities from 10 Apples Up On Top, and One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, perspectively.
There were so many themes for February that we couldn't get them all done so the Dental Hygiene portion of our learning started us off in March as the children made Happy/Sad Teeth that we laminated and punched holes in the perimeter to "floss" the tooth....
A few announcements went home last week, one was a reminder of Friday's staff training day, a pink sheet went home to address summer school attendance, please fill out and return your intent to participate in summer school. All of the students in my class have qualified for Extended School Year, ESY, and it is included in your child's IEP. Dates and hours of summer school are indicated on the pink sheet. Call our school office if you have any questions or conflicts with your summer plans.
Art Supplies Request:
About a month ago I sent home a letter from another teacher, Ms. Cindy Bowers, making a request for art supplies for our students who are making art pieces for the talent show coming up in April. If you have any of the items highlighted in yellow, please send them with your child to class this week...
They are not your typical items and our pieces for the show will be quite unique :)
I hope the time change on Saturday, springing one hour forward, brings everyone some cheer as Spring is just around the corner!
We have three full weeks of school and then Spring Break!
A friendly reminder, please check your child's backpack and communication log daily, please always pack spare clothes, and underwear or diapers and wipes.
This week's menu is Cycle 4.
And as always if you have questions or just need to touch base with me, please call or text me and I will get back to you as soon as I can :)
Have a blessed week!
Donna
